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she was shot in the head by the taliban nearly a week ago for promoting girls education and criticizing the militant group. pakistani doctors say she needs more surgery and rehabilitation. >> funeral services will be held tomorrow for arlen specter. he died yesterday following a long battle with cancer. he was 82 years old. specter was a republican turned democrat who was ousted from office. sharyl attkisson has our report. >> reporter: during most of his 30 years in the senate, arlen specter was best known as a moderate republican, serving on the powerful senate judiciary committee where he's remembered for his aggressive questioning of anita hill during the supreme court nomination for clarence thomas in 1991. he was a ranking member who quickly climbed the political ranks to become pennsylvania's longest serving senator. >> i won the election because of my attention to pennsylvania over 24 years. >> reporter: arlen specter had made a name for himself as philadelphia's district attorney gaining national attention in the '60s when he served on the warren commission which investigated t
she was shot in the head by the taliban nearly a week ago for promoting girls education and criticizing the militant group. pakistani doctors say she needs more surgery and rehabilitation. >> funeral services will be held tomorrow for arlen specter. he died yesterday following a long battle with cancer. he was 82 years old. specter was a republican turned democrat who was ousted from office. sharyl attkisson has our report. >> reporter: during most of his 30 years in the senate,...
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she became a taliban target by supporting education for girls and criticizing the militant group. the taliban says it will target her again. >>> the nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis has spread to a dozen states. now health investigators are looking at two companies that made the tainted drug. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: a second massachusetts drugmaker is shutting down over tainted vials of steroid injections. ameridose llc is run by the same executives who operate the new england compounding center. the company that made the contaminated drugs. >> the request for a temporary suspension of operations will allow for an on sight investigation while continuing to safeguard public health. >> the centers for disease control says 13,000 doses of the drug were administered nationwide since may. 137 people have developed fungal meningitis, 12 have died. state officials want to know why the company was distributing the drugs at all outside massachusetts. governor duvall patrick says necc is only licensed to make drugs there. >> they were making big batches and selling
she became a taliban target by supporting education for girls and criticizing the militant group. the taliban says it will target her again. >>> the nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis has spread to a dozen states. now health investigators are looking at two companies that made the tainted drug. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: a second massachusetts drugmaker is shutting down over tainted vials of steroid injections. ameridose llc is run by the same executives who...
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she began writing a blog when she was 11 about life under taliban rule and calling for girts education. th attack was criticized by the pakistani government and u.s. state department. >> directing violence at children is barbaric, cowardly and our hearts go out to her and the others who were wound as well as fair family. >> they call their activism a new chapter and said we have to finish the chapter. >> the supreme court begins rethinking affirmative action. they will hear argument whether colleges can use race when considering admissions. a white woman said she was denied admission to the university of texas because of race. nine years ago the court ruled cools can use race. >> the judge in the trial of jerry sandusky says he expect the 68-year-old to die in prison. sandusky was sentenced 30 to 60 years in prison. some of his victims were in court. sandusky maintains his innocence throughout. the scandal rocked the school and caused long time football coach joe paterno his job. >> watching and waiting as the meningitis outbreak spread to another state. patients who received contamina
she began writing a blog when she was 11 about life under taliban rule and calling for girts education. th attack was criticized by the pakistani government and u.s. state department. >> directing violence at children is barbaric, cowardly and our hearts go out to her and the others who were wound as well as fair family. >> they call their activism a new chapter and said we have to finish the chapter. >> the supreme court begins rethinking affirmative action. they will hear...